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英语短文newfarmingway【一】:北京市西城区2015年二模英语试卷_word版
北 京 市 西 城 区 2015 年 初 三 二 模 试 卷
英 语
2015.6
四、单项填空（共 10 分，每小题 1 分）
从下面各题所的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. Mr. Green teaches us English and we all love______.
A. him B. his C. he D. Himself
22. —Where shall we meet?
—How about_______the bus stop?
A. over B. to C.at D. under
23. —_______ is your favorite movie?
—X-Man ,of course.
A. How B. Who C.Whose D.What
24. Robin is a great actor, ______ he is also a good father.
A. or B. but C.so D.and
25. —______I have a taste,Mom?
—I’m afraid you can’t.It’s too hot.
A. Must B.Can C.Need D.Should
26. He you the answer as soon as he works it out.
A. told B. tells C. will tell D. was telling
27. —Who to clean the classroom yesterday?
—Li Ming.
A. helps B. helped C. is helping D. will help
28. He painting for 5 years and he paints well.
A. learnt B. was learning C. has learnt D. will learn
29. There was a strong wind last night and the clouds A. were blown away B. will be blown away
C. blew away D. blow away
30. — —Tell her we’ll be there before 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
A. when did we arrive B. when we arrived
C. when will we arrive D. when we will arrive
五、完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. Once John was asked to go on a business trip than they had planned. said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our home. Let’s go.” and said, “The home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the factory. He wouldn’t be off work yet, maybe there’s something we would do.” “It has something to do with us,” said Mary.
But John drove up, stopped and found the whole house on fire. A woman in the street was crying, “The children!
children!” John grabbed（抓） her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the
Although Mary didn’t agree, John wet his clothes and the door and grabbed two children, holding one under each arm. As he left he could hear some other sound like crying. He （窒息）children into waiting arms. Then he was told two more children were still in there. Mary grabbed his arm and shouted, “John! Don’t go back! That house will fall down in any second!” As he walked up the endless steps, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely familiar about the little bodies, and at last when they came out into the sunlight and fresh air, he found that he had just saved his own children. The babysitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.
31. A. children B. pet C. garden D. business
32. A. watched B. recognized C. noticed D. realized
33. A. farther B. off C. back D. closer
34. A. Find B. Get C. Move D. Hold
35. A. bathroom B. kitchen C. bedroom D. living room
36. A. looked B. cared C. headed D. reached
37. A. frightened B. surprised C. sad D. sick
38. A. following B. going C. pushing D. feeling
39. A. after B. before C. when D. until
40. A. water B. energy C. air D. light
六、阅读理解
A篇
41.When did Elizabeth start a medical school?
A.In 1857 B.In 1972 C.In 1981 D.in 1983
B.
42,When did Shirley do in 1972?
A. She moved to the United States.
B. She ran for President.
C. She began to work in New York.
D. She finished law school.
43.Who once taught physics in San Diego?
A.Elizabeth Blackwell B.Shirley Chishlom
C.Sandra O’Connor D.Sally Ride
B
The passenger pigeon(旅鸽) used to be one of the most common birds on the earth. A century ago, they became extinct（灭绝）. Scientist Ben Novak is working to bring the birds back. Here, he explains to us why we should bring passenger pigeons back from extinct.
The passenger pigeon is not the bird that you probably know. It's been gone from the world for100 years. It means that few living people have ever seen one flying in the sky.
The passenger pigeon lived differently from other birds in America---in flocks(群) made up millions of birds. They darkened the sky when they flew in the air. One reason to bring passenger pigeons back to life is that it would be wonderful to see a flock that big. It would also be cool to see an extinct animal.
But it's not just about doing something cool. Huge flocks of passenger pigeons played a key role in shaping forests. The weight of so many birds resting in the trees broke many branches（树枝）. This allowed more sunlight to reach the forest floor, which helped more plants grow.
The birds also ate a large number of plants. That influenced which trees grew in the forest. If we bring back the passenger pigeon, it would play an important role in shaping forest once again.
44. Scientists Ben Novak is working to________.
A . learn more about the forest.
B. find more birds in the forest.
C. bring back the passenger pigeon.
D. Work out the number of pigeons.
45. When did passenger pigeon become extinct?
A. 10 years ago. B. 50 years ago. C. 100 years ago. D. 500 years ago.
46. How did the passenger pigeon live?
A. In flocks. B. In paris.
C. By resting in dark forests. D. By resting in cool places.
47. How did the passenger pigeon help forests?
A. By helping more plants grow.
B. By keeping many birds away.
C. By staying on the forest floor.
D. By preventing sunlight.
C
Kids don’t have a voice. They have no way to share their ideas. TEDx Youth is a locally organized event, where live talks and recorded videos are shared with the community(社区). TEDx Youth is always held on Children’s Day every year. It brings together big ideas from, and for kids. More importantly, it encourages kids to share their ideas with the world.
“Age is but a number. You’re not too young to change the world. Planning an event alongside young people makes you realize that kids have ideas that an adult might usually not think of,” said one TEDx Youth speaker. Another speaker said, “What I have come to realize is that no matter where you live or how old you are, everyone is eager to be someone great.”
Organizing a TEDx Youth event shows that kids are able to do much more than what’s expected. They truly take this event and make it even more than what everyone hopes it will be. “The fact that youth, just like me, had planned and run the event shocked me most,” said one volunteer. “I thought the event was surprising. I couldn’t believe that kids of my age made the event happen.”
There are several ways to take part in TEDx Youth. The easiest way is to become a speaker, if you think your idea is worth spreading. Another way is to attend an event. And lastly, you can become a TEDx Youth Reporter. Reporters take pictures from the event and post them on line, and send news about what is happening at event, interview some of the speakers, and write articles about the event. “It was wonderful to see how youth team members were with the whole event and how thankful they were (and still are!) to be given such an unbelievable chance as being part of a TEDx event,” said an organizer.
TEDx Youth is welcoming kids from every culture who want to have a deeper understanding of the world. Those who get involved with it believe in the power of ideas, which can change attitudes, lives and the world.
48. What is the main purpose of holding a TEDx Youth event?
A.To give kids a chance to record videos. B. To spread kids’ ideas all over the world
C. To raise money for the local community D. To help kids with their schoolwork
49. What did a volunteer think of the event?
A.Quite typical B. Pretty crazy C. Rather difficult D. Surprising good
50. One of a reporter’s jobs is to ____.
A.give a talk B. do some interviews C. plan an event D. organize some activities
51. What is the best title of this passage?
A.When Is TEDx Youth Held? B. Why can Kids Realize Their Dreams?
C. How Can Kids Share Big Ideas? D. What Changes Can TEDx Youth Bring Us?
D
Kamal Meattle, in New Delhi, India, grows 400 plants in his office building’s greenhouse to help clean its indoor air. On the roof of an office building in India’s capital, the world’s smoggest city, Kamal Meattle has a special way of cleaning the air: a greenhouse with 400 common plants. Meattle has 800 other plants spread throughout its lower six floors, greening each room and hallway. Their job: remove harmful things from the outdoor air.
Meattle uses rainwater to water the trees so that they can grow faster and take in more pollutants. He’s asking India’s new government to require rainwater farming and to paint roofs, and buses, white. And he’s pushing to build one of the world’s largest parks, complete with greenhouses.
As Meattle tells it, he really had no choice but to try something new. “My doctors told me to leave India in 1992,” he says, mentioning his breathing problem because of the city’s air pollution. He decided to stay, trying instead to solve a society-wide problem that’s become increasingly serious.
“Delhi’s unfit for living between October and March,” Meattle says, noting how often its air pollution becomes “very unhealthy” or even “dangerous”. In fact, New Delhi’s smog is now nearly three times worse than Beijing’s. The WHO found that the city had the world’s dirtiest air, and the cities from second to fourth are also in India. India’s indoor air pollution is even worse. The WHO says it’s India’s second biggest killer, after high blood pressure, and results in 1.3 million deaths every year.
But can plants really clean the air?www.shanpow.com_英语短文newfarmingway。
NASA published several studies in the 1980s showing indoor plants could clean the air. It later tested the value of the plants to both clean air and recycle waste in building known as the BioHome. Other studies have also suggested that plants could help clean indoor air.
Wolverton, a NASA researcher, has been working in Japan, where plants have been used to make 50 to 60 “ecological gardens(生态花园)” in hospitals. He says there’s growing interest in South Korea and China.
Not everyone believes that. “I certainly would not count on plants to clean indoor air…” To get them to work, you’d need too many plants, ” says John Girman. He says a 1,500-square-foot house would need 680 plants and the result would be “an indoor forest”.
“We have an air treatment plant,” Meattle says of his idea. The result, he adds, is fewer worker sick days, great productivity, and air as clean as that in Davos, Switzerland.
52. What did Meattle do after the doctors advised him to leave India?
A. He went abroad between October and March.
B. He raised money for growing pants in his office.
C. He tried to solve the indoor air pollution problem.
D. He called on people to care about the environment problem.
53. According to the passage, the BioHome might be .
A. a place to test the plants’ role in cleaning the indoor air
B. a place to do experiments on the size of indoor forest
C. a project about how plants can grow well
D. a project about what plants are fit for offices
54.From the passage we know Meattle is .
A.honest and caring B.emotional and wise
C.experienced and brave D.creative and reponsible
55.The passage is mainly about .
A.a new practice of cleaning indoor air
B.plants to reduce indoor air pollution
C.the serious air polution problem
D.Meattle’s fight against polluted indoor air
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳
选项。（共10分，每小题2分）
Just in time！
“Come on，Sasha，”my father shouted. “Put the book down and get your clarinet（竖笛）.We have to leave now if you don’t want to miss class.”
英语短文newfarmingway【二】:英语练习五
绝密★启用并使用完毕前(2013济南二模)
英语试题(五)
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项
涂黑。
21．—Shall I help you with the math problem?
—
A．If you wish B．With pleasure C．You're welcome D．That's right
22．．
A．which B．whose C．of whom D．of which
23．in the small village for years9 can tell the names of all the villagers．
A．living B． lived C． having lived D． to have lived
24．．
A．it B．this C．one D．they
25．as a cleaner at the hospital for five years．
A．has worked B．worked C．had worked D．works
26．me and I have to ask you for help．
A．beyond B．over C．against D．off
27．—When are you leaving for Chicago?
— As soon as we the project．
A．are completing B．completed C．will complete D． complete
28．—Can you keep a secret?
—You worry—I'm not going to mention it to anyone．
A．needn't B．couldn't C．mustn't D．won't
29．—Where did you pick up the stamp?
—It was at the post office we worked in the summer vacation．
A．that B．where C．which D．when
30．．
A．call for B．bring in C．make up D．turn out
31．In my opinion, ．
A．to tie B．being tied C．tied D．to be tied
32．—Is Julie coming?
—Well, it all depends on she's got the time．
A．that B．how C．what D．whether
33． it is, the boy never seems to be able to finish it off．
A．However interesting a book B．Whatever interesting a book
C．How interesting a book D．What an interesting book
34．Steve was busy clearing the cups and dishes from the table others were
playing．
A．until B．if C．since D．while
35．—I'm so sorry about last night--it was all my fault．
—．
A．Forget it B．No way C．Go ahead D．My pleasure
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填人空白
处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community．When she was 16,
her father her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income．With English as her second language and education, the didn't look bright for Lilly．
“no” for an answer．Lilly to find a job．With small hope of gaining about and at dusk return home．
first door．position．The manager ．He directed her to type a single letter, and ． Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11:40 a．m．She thought everyone would be ．But she knew she should ．
one line of five words and made four mistakes．On her second attempt, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes． She looked at
the clock: 11:55－Just then, the manager walked in．He came directly over to Lilly, read t e letter and said, “Lilly, you're doing”
began to grow．Lilly thought, "Well, if he thinks it's good, then it must be good．Lilly did stay－all because someone had given uncertain girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door．
36．A． reminded B． forced C． encouraged D． helped
37．A． poor B． formal C． good D． modern
38．A． advice B． promise C． future D． change
39．A． always B． usually C． sometimes D． rarely
40．A． warned B． told C． allowed D． begged
41．A． employment B． experience C． judgment D． independence
42．A． carefully B． happily C． aimlessly D． rapidly
43．A． steps B． trips C． purposes D． choices
44．A． Bravely B． Proudly C． Calmly D． Cautiously
45．A． broken B． perfect C． written D． fluent
46．A． refused B． decided C． pretended D． failed
47．A． stopped B． continued C． left D． sighed
48．A． lunch B． life C． fun D． luck
49．A． break B． slip C． pass D． drive
50．A． read B． write C． attempt D．deliver
51．A． went over B． picked up C． gave away D． got through
52．A． freedom B． success C． discussion D． reward
53．A． terrible B． excellent C． honest D． easy
54．A． belief B． patience C． confidence D． strength
55．A． shy B． lonely C． selfless D． modest 第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题
卡上将该项涂黑。
A
On the way home from his job at a bakery in Wainscott, New York, one August evening, Craig Schum, 33, stopped his car at the East Hampton Airport．A group was protesting airplane noise, and Schum, who had kicked off his shoes, got out of the car．
Within seconds, though, Schum saw something astonishing． A small plane dived and crashed into the woods about 100 yards from the runway．"I don't remember making the decision that I should go help out," he recalls．“I just started running．"
Schum ran across the street barefoot, climbed over a six-foot-high chain-link fence, and dashed about 100 yards toward the woods．When he got there, he discovered 51-year-old pilot Stephen Bochter, his head bleeding, beside the burning plane．Bochter's passenger, his wife, Kim Brillo, was on the ground, unconscious．"She had blood all over her,"' says Schum．"I thought she was dead．"
Jack Gleeson, 17, a high school student working a summer job at the airport, caught up to Schum and, with Bochter's help, lifted the chain-link fence and brought Brillo underneath it．Moments later, the entire plane exploded．
After the rescue team arrived, Bochter and Brillo were airlifted to a nearby hospital and treated for cuts, injuries and Brillo's broken arm． Bochter, an experienced pilot, later said that the plane's electrical system had failed shortly after takeoff． He had been attempting to land at the He managed to level the wings before crashing into the woods．
"Everything was on fire, and Schum came out of nowhere to save us," says Bochter．"We're blessed to have lived through it．"
56．Why did Craig Schum stop his car at the East Hampton Airport?
A．He wanted to have a rest．
B．He saw a protesting group．
C．He noticed a plane crash．
D．He needed to kick off his shoes．
57．．
A．was frightened to death
B．rushed away from the spot
C．came to rescue immediately
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58．What’s the proper order of the following events?
a． A small plane crashed into the woods．
b．Brillo was taken away from the spot．
c．The couple was sent to a nearby hospital．
d．Bocher took several self-help actions．
e．Schum ran to rescue the survivors．
A．a→e→b→c→d B．d→a→e→b→c
C．a→e→d→c→b D．d→e→a→b→c
59．The underlined word "nosedive" in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “ ．
A．drive smoothly B．shake violently
C．fly slowly D．drop suddenly
60．What might be the best title of the text?
A．A lucky escape B．A curious baker
C．A reward for kindness D．A bad landing after takeoff
B
More men are finding their calling as nurses．
A new study from the United States Census Bureau reports the number of male nurses has doubled since the 1970s． Back then9 about 2．7 percent of registered nurses were men．The new study, which tracked data through 2011, finds that men now make up 9．6 percent of all employed nurses in the United States-about 3309000 men in total．Recent years of shortages have led to ．
Men, in fact, had been largely kept out of nursing in past decades because nursing schools often refused to admit men．The Supreme Court ruled that practice unconstitutional in 1981 after a case involving a state nursing school．
"The relatively high wages and expanding job opportunities makes this field attractive, offering stability even during recessions（经济衰退）," wrote the report's author, Liana Christin Landivar of the U．S．Census Bureau, "And because of high demand, nursing has low unemployment rates compared to other fields．"
Men were found to be more likely to become nurse anesthetists （麻醉师）, which is the highest paid nursing occupation, and were found least likely to become licensed practical or licensed vocational nurses, the lowest paid types of nursing． Nurse anesthetists are required to get graduate education, and are certified to give anesthetists and monitor patients recovering from anesthesia． Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses provide patient care and m8y work under the supervision (监督） of a registered nurse．Registered nurses assess patient health problems and needs9 develop and carry out nursing care plans, maintain medical records, and administer care．
For all types of nursing, men earned, on average, $60,700 per year, while women earned $ 51,100 per year．"Even among men and women in the same nursing occupations, men outearn women," wrote Landivar．
61．Which of the following is true about nurses in the US in the 1970s?
A．The number of male nurses doubled．
B．About 2．7% of registered nurses were men．
C．There were about 330,000 male nurses．
D．About 9．6% of employed nurses were men,
62．The underlined word "recruiting" in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ．
A．helping people to get used to
B．ordering people to learn
C．asking people to join in
D．inspiring people to devote
63．Why are more men willing to become nurses in the US?
A．The economy is in bad condition．
B．More people are out of employment．
C．It is promising to go to nursing schools．
D．It’s easier to get employed and well paid．
64．．
A．become licensed practical nurses
B．devote themselves to work
C．graduate from nursing schools
D．get the highest paid nursing occupation
65．What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A．Men are more likely to be better nurses．
B．As nurses, men earn more than women．
C．Male nurses work harder than female ones．
D．Male and female nurses do different jobs．
C
From furniture to jewelry, from the medical industry to civil engineering, three dimensional printing can turn all sorts of ideas into objects．
"I wanted to print large objects such as buildings," said Behrokh Khoshnevis, professor of the University of Southern California．He planned to construct a house in 24 hours by applying 3D printing techniques, but he admitted there would be difficulties in meeting his goal．
"For example, if you run out of ink while printing on paper．you will throw that paper away．But you cannot throw half-completed buildings away if your material gets stuck," he said． Although the printed house i\s not available to visit, there is a chance for people
in．Shanghai to see items printed in 3D．
The Belgium-based company Materialise NV is currently holding a 3D printing exhibition in Shanghai that started in late 2012 and will continue until the middle of this year． The company is eager to show Asia what is possible with 3D printing．
"All the pieces shown here are what cannot be made through 'traditional techniques．A good example of this customization is hearing, aids． More than 10 million people already use 3D printed hearing aids, all made according to the size of their ear," said Wim Michiels, executive vice-president at Materialise NV．
"You can produce anything whenever and wherever you like． You don't need to set-up production lines for pieces that only need a limited amount of product．Setting up a production line is a lot of work, takes a long time and is very expensive for a limited number of pieces．" said Michiels．www.shanpow.com_英语短文newfarmingway。
Kim Francois, managing director of Materialise China, said their European and American clients have already made the next step toward additive manufacturing with small series production such as hearing aids．
66．What is mainly talked about in the text?
A．The development of 3-D printing．
B．A 3-D printing show in Shanghai．
C．Varieties of items printed in 3D．
D．The company Materialise NV．
67．According to Khoshnevis9 what is the main difficulty in printing buildings?
A．Time． B．Technique． C．Space． D．Material．
68．．
A．these items used to be impossible to make
B．3D printing has a large market share
C．3D hearing aids help people hear better
D．people need different-sized hearing aids
69．According to the text9 3D printing is suitable for
A．mass production
B．making small items
C．small-series production
D．reducing production costs
70．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A．The printed house is on show in Shanghai．
B．The exhibition will last about half a year．
C．3D printing is regarded as new in Asia．
D．A production line has its own disadvantages．
D
More over smart phone, the intelligent watch is about to take your spot as the latest hi tech current, allowing wearers to glance at messages and even take calls without touching
their phones．The I'm Watch, available since 2011, is the flagship product of an Italian company－i'm．This smart watch is an assist to the smart phone, with which it can communicate by Bluetooth wireless technology．It means you can leave your phone in your pocket as you answer or reject a call, review e-mails or read updates from friends on Twitter or Facebook．
The I'm Watch also has its own applications, such as i’m Sport, which links with a heart rate detector（检测器）to allow a runner to check his pulse． Such functions already exist in specialized sports watches but not on watches that are linked to smart phones．
With a square shape, a 3．8-centimeter touch screen and various colors, the i'm Watch sells for a minimum of 300 Euros （$390） for the basic model and prices climb to 16,000 Euros for a
